Radiance

The content of the book is excellent, and I enjoyed it greatly.But, the paperback is of a pretty low quality. My copy arrived already smudged and greasy as if it were used, and many pages were printed on a slant with portions of words cut off on either side. In other instances, letters would appear out of line with a sentence, or even missing altogether. Disappointing!

Great book but bad printing/binding issues which ruined my reading experience. Pages are printed slanted. Sad.

This may not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you can imagine a world where the 1920's silent films, art deco, and noir exist in a quantum physic's, multiverse timeline, well then I think you'll enjoy this very much.It takes a leap of the imagination, but if you can let your mind give way to Valente's worlds, you will be overwhelmed with where she dares to take you. I have been a fan of hers for many years now, beginning with Palimpsest. She is an author like none other.Bravo!

This one is not going to meet any expectations for narrative structure or content because I don't think I've ever encountered a book exactly like this....but stick with it! If you can even somewhat keep the timelines and characters straight, there's a poetic ending in there for you.**Not for those with a poor sense of imagination.**

The scope of Radiance is so ambitious; I really admire Valente’s confident writing. It really shines here, both in terms of style and story. The setting is an alternate solar system, with a path that seems to have diverged sometime in the late 1800’s, when Edison was actively inventing. Valente tackles noir detectives, screenplays, Gothic penny dreadfuls, advertisements, fairy tales, silver-screen gossip columns, murder mysteries, and the multiverse, all the while revealing pieces related to a mysterious disappearance and the people left behind trying to make sense of it.